Islander

There is still work to be done to eliminate pollution from long-ago garbage dumping, chemical and fuel spills, draining of industrial waste and crappy residential sewage and stormwater systems

Residential schools and the ongoing repercussions of them are a tragedy and represent injustice in our country

Wannabe school trustees should know that effective school boards are accountability driven, spending less time on operational issues and more time focused on policies to improve student achievement

Calling for the defunding of the police is an approach that is just as mistaken as calls for more policing

The marine protected area network would stretch from Campbell River on Vancouver Island to the Alaskan border. But first, it must pass a public engagement phase.

A recent study said invasive reptiles and amphibians cost the global economy more than $17 billion US between 1986 and 2020

In the next week or so, we’ll be inundated with announcements and candidates’ names posted throughout the region’s 13 municipalities

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The Pollack family, which began farming in View Royal in 1921, has received a Century Farm Award from the province